Rifia Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Rifia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rifia (187) may also be a first name.
Rifia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rifia occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Rifia are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 665,130th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 187 people.
The surname Rifia is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia Rifia is most numerous in: Lampung, where 45 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 36 percent are found and Central Kalimantan, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 39 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riefia | 91 | 30 | / |
| Rifiah | 91 | 19 | / |
| Rifiat | 91 | 2 | / |
| Riffia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rifias | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rifaiya | 83 | 13 | / |
| Rifugia | 83 | 10 | / |
| Rifujia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rifogia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rifiaie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rifiast | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rufia | 80 | 966 | / |
| Refia | 80 | 98 | / |
| Rifea | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rifio | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rifya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rifaiyah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rifaiyaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufiah | 73 | 1,452 | / |
| Refiah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Riofio | 73 | 3 | / |
| Refiat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rufiaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruffia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rifios | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rufija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Refias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raifio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Refija | 73 | 0 | / |
| Refugia | 67 | 1,787 | / |
| Refujia | 67 | 129 | / |
| Riffiod | 67 | 106 | / |
| Roiphia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Rifugio | 67 | 30 | / |
| Risfyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Refuyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Refegia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refogia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refiaey | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rifia
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